Cellulitis
- Deeper than impetigo
- Infection of deep dermis and subcutaneous tissue
- Etiology
- Staph aureus -> purulent cellulitis
- Strep pyogenes -> nonpurulent cellulitis
- Primary – entry through minor skin injury
- Secondary – to systemic infection
- Clinical features
- Erythematous lesion with poorly defined margins
- Purulent cellulitis -> purulent exudate
- Treatment
- Cloxacillin